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On Wednesday, the Rexburg city council viewed a documentary on the Rexburg Tabernacle, reviewed plans for the city's upcoming easter egg hunt and talked about a new ice rink that will be coming to Rexburg. At the beginning of the meeting, Jed Platt, the city’s...
Beginning with a prayer, the Rexburg city council convened on Wednesday to review staff reports, open a public hearing for LID 53 and look over plans for new pickleball courts.Councilmember Walker, who was unable to attend in person, participated virtually.At the...
Rexburg receives 14 inches of snow each January, on average, according to USClimateData.com. That's a lot compared to Bismarck, North Dakota's 9 inches or Boise, Idaho's 5 inches.Consequently, Rexburg City's Public Works Department has detailed plans for snow removal...
In a meeting with county commissioners Dustin Parkinson and Brent Mendenhall on Wednesday, the city council discussed the use and maintenance of the Teton Lakes Golf Course, new city development for overpasses and fairgrounds and the Center for HOPE addiction recovery...
Rexburg begins its annual ban on parking on the street every day from 2-7 a.m., Dec. 15 to March 1 to improve the speed of snow clearing, as snowfall becomes more frequent.Rexburg City Ordinance #1030 specifically bans parking on the streets during these times when...
David Reeser spent $1,525.27 in his bid for the Rexburg City Council, the most of any Rexburg candidate, according to Idaho's campaign finance database for 2023.Eric Erickson, who won a spot on the Rexburg City Council along with Reeser, spent the second-most at...
Rexburg welcomed a new K-9 police dog at the Rexburg City Council meeting Wednesday.Odin, a German shepherd, came from a shelter in Chubbuck, Idaho. Odin did preliminary training in Boise, and the Rexburg Police Department took him in earlier this year to join the...
Mayor Jerry Merrill will serve a third term as Rexburg mayor, while Bryanna Johnson, Eric Erickson and David Reeser won positions on the Rexburg City Council.Merrill got 1,323 votes out of 1,874 votes cast, while Mike Glasscock received 338 and Luke Evans got 213.The...
Bryanna Johnson teaches child development at the John L. Clarke Building.Johnson is a mother and city council member seeking re-election.She took time out of her day, on Nov. 3, to talk about city council, teaching, screen time and her hopes for Rexburg."I had done a...
The Rexburg City Council voted to move forward with the Rexburg Stake Tabernacle five-year renovation plan and end the Free Movie Monday program to hire more staff to manage the progress and raise donations for the project. “About 120 tabernacles were built in...
Rexburg City Council members met Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in a surprise special meeting to discuss hiring new city employees.The executive session agenda states, "To consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual agent, wherein the respective...
The City of Rexburg published a new survey for residents to give feedback on budget priorities and public services."We would like to know your opinion regarding what city services should be prioritized," Mayor Jerry Merrill wrote in his October newsletter.The...
